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How to Make a Hands-Free Dial-Up Connection in Windows 95

Article ID:162809
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q162809

SUMMARY

You can use the updated Dial-Up Networking components included with the Dial-Up Networking 1.3 Upgrade to create a hands-free or single-click Dial-Up Networking connection.

For additional information about the Dial-Up Networking 1.3 Upgrade, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
191494 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191494/EN-US/) Dial-Up Networking 1.3 Upgrade Available
NOTE: ISDN is not required to install the updated Dial-Up Networking components. Files specific to ISDN are installed only if ISDN is present and detected by the Setup program.

MORE INFORMATION

To create a hands-free or single-click Dial-Up Networking connection once the Dial-Up Networking 1.3 Upgrade has been installed, follow these steps:
1.In My Computer, double-click Dial-Up Networking.
2.Click one of the Dial-Up Networking connection icons.
3.On the Connections menu, click Settings.
4.On the General tab, make sure the Prompt For Information Before Dialing check box is cleared.

NOTE: If the server being connected to requires a user name and password, the user name and password must already be entered, and the Save Password check box must be selected.
5.Click OK.
After following these steps you can complete a connection simply by double-clicking the connection icon, or by clicking the connection with the right mouse button and then clicking Connect.

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Microsoft Windows 95

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